Bayer Leverkusen easily reached the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup, won 3-1 at home against Paderborn – but had to worry about top star Florian Wirtz (20)!
The national player was substituted shortly before halftime of the cup game.
Bayer in Wirtz shock!
Wirtz is suddenly sitting on the ground, holding his ankle with a grimace of pain on his face. Paderborn’s Bilbija caught him with a kick from behind in the heels. The game is over for Wirtz. He limps off the pitch, visibly in pain, and is supported by two carers and taken to the dressing room.
The 20-year-old will be examined there immediately. Then the slight all-clear from Bayer after the break: Wirtz suffered a painful blow to his ankle.
It remains to be seen whether he will also be able to play in the Bundesliga game against Stuttgart on Sunday (3:30 p.m.).
The scene: Bilbija (l.) catches Wirtz on the ankle
About the game: The Bundesliga leaders got off to a lightning start. After just 12 minutes, the Paderborn team’s box rang. Who scores? Of course Victor Boniface (eight league goals) with the first shot on goal of the game.
Wirtz cleverly passes the ball to the left winger to Bayern loanee Stanišić, who crosses precisely into the penalty area, where Boniface only has to hold out his toe. 1:0 for the top favorite. Boniface’s second goal in the current competition.
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And the second chance is also there: In the 28th minute, Palacios increases the score to 2-0 with a fine long-range shot! Frimpong puts a long cross back into the middle, where Palacios takes off. However, Paderborn keeper Boevink doesn’t necessarily look good in this scene. The ball is not unstoppable. Two shots, two goals: Leverkusen is brutally effective!
Paderborn scored the next goal in the 83rd minute through Sebastian Klaas. But striker Patrik Schick made it 3-1 for Leverkusen just four minutes later.